Everyone can get involved in the Running Strong cause. Here's where you start.
IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED:
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RETIREES
 • Come on the Running Strong Reservations Tour. Over half of our group is made up of retirees!
• Volunteer at the library or a local school. Offer to create a display at the library that highlights good books for children about American Indians.
• Become a member of our Legacy Society so we can continue your good work.
• Read Wokini or another book from our recommended reading list with your book club.
• Remember those potlucks you used to throw with your church? Hold another one and make it a Running Strong "fun"raiser.
• Host a Running Brave movie night with friends and family. Have fun and share Billy Mills' inspirational story!
• Send Running Strong E-cards for birthdays and holidays.
• Support Running Strong in everyday ways such as GoodSearch, collecting Campbell's Soup & Labels for Education, shopping at Food Lion and more.
• Use old work contacts and send your friends and acquaintances a Running Strong brochure or magnet. Learn more about materials we have available and how you can help spread the word.
• Start a conversation! Wear your Running Strong t-shirt, show off your Running Strong jewelry and carry your Running Strong tote bag wherever you go.
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ADULTS
 • Leave a donation jar or brochures on your desk at work.
• Sign up for TEAM RUNNING STRONG, our charity marathon team, and make every step count for a great cause.
• Read Wokini or one of our recommended books with your book club.
• Give Running Strong Alternative Gifts for birthdays and holidays.
• Find out if you can give at work via CFC, employer matching or a workplace campaign
• Support Running Strong in everyday ways such as GoodSearch, collecting Campbell's Soup & Labels for Education, shopping at Food Lion and more.
• Register with Running Strong and have people make donations to Running Strong in lieu of gifts for special events like weddings.
• Come on the Running Strong Reservations Tour.
• Become online activist for Running Strong! Start a Facebook cause that benefits Running Strong, upload photos of your efforts to Flickr, or write about our cause on your blog.
• Consider volunteering for the Cheyenne River Youth Project on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota or the Center Pole on the Crow Reservation in Montana
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COMPANIES
Companies can make a big difference through workplace giving and other programs.
• Host a workplace giving program like Native Ways or the Combined Federal Campaign and encourage your employees to give at work.
• Place brochures, make a Running Strong display, and hang a Running Strong calendar in your lobby or breakroom.
• Become a corporate sponsor of TEAM RUNNING STRONG, Running Strong's charity marathon team. Email
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for more information about the benefits of becoming a sponsor.
• Hold a "fun"raiser for Running Strong. Hold a bake sale, auction, or donate-for-a-casual day.
• Hold a toy drive and participate in Toys for Tribes. We will send you children's letters to Santa and you and your coworkers can collect new toys for children on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Your office can make a big difference for these kids!
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TEACHERS
Teachers can make a big impact in the classroom.
The American Indian Library Association (an affiliate of the American Library Association) has has excellent publications and resources available to help with this.
• Organize a field trip to an American Indian history site or cultural event. When you are in the Washington, DC area make sure your class visits the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
• Use a curriculum that teaches your students about American Indians in a respectful and factual manner, not simply as victims of the past. In particular, avoid role playing and costumes.
The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian and the National Endowment of the Humanities have excellent resources for teachers. Both are good places to start when planning lessons.
• Hang a Running Strong American Indian Lands Map in your classroom. This beatiful map has information on and images of many North American tribes. Email us at
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to request a free map.
• Consider volunteering during the summer months for the Cheyenne River Youth Project on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and the Center Pole on the Crow Reservation in Montana.
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GROUPS
Groups can get involved in projects from volunteering to prom dress drives.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota and the Center Pole on the Crow Reservation in Montana both accept groups throughout the year.
The Center Pole and Cheyenne River Youth Project are wonderful American Indian led youth projects that need energetic volunteers to keep their programs going.
• Have a Passion for Fashion prom dress drive to benefit teenage girls living on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Collect gently worn dresses and accessories for girls that want to attend their prom, but cannot afford a dress.
• Hold a presentation about Running Strong at one of your meetings. Use our Running Strong Activism Toolkit to put on a slideshow and tell your members about life on the reservations. Ask each member of your group to tell 10 friends about what they learn.
• Sign up for TEAM RUNNING STRONG, Running Strong's charity running team, as a group. Each year Team Running Strong participates in the Marine Corps Marathon™ in Washington, DC or you can choose another race anywhere in the country.
Running is always more fun with friends and you can raise important funds and awareness for Indian Country.
• Hold a toy drive and participate in Toys for Tribes. We will send you children's letters to Santa and you and your group can collect brand-new toys for children on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Your group can make a big difference for these kids!
• Make hygiene kits full of brand new tolietries and send them to organizations on the reservation. Many times, tolietries are hard to come by and considered luxuries in reservation communities. Care packages of small bottles of shampoo, deodorant and other common tolietries are greatly appreciated. Email
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for more information about collecting and sending hygiene kits to Running Strong projects.
• Become online activists for Running Strong! Start a Facebook cause that benefits Running Strong, upload photos of your efforts to Flickr, or fan our Facebook page.
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PARENTS
From soup labels to movie nights, there are lots of ways for parents and families to get involved.
• Have a Running Brave movie night with friends and family. Have fun and share Billy Mills' inspirational story with your kids.
• Leave a Running Strong donation jar or brochures on your desk at work.
• Send Running Strong E-cards for birthdays and holidays.
• Request a free Running Strong American Indian Lands Map from
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This beatiful map has great facts and pictures of many North American tribes. Hang it in your kitchen for your family to enjoy or take it to your child's school and ask them to put it up in the classroom or library.
• Read Wokini or another book from our recommended reading list with your book club.
• Support Running Strong in everyday ways such as GoodSearch, collecting Campbell's Soup & Labels for Education, shopping at Food Lion and more.
• Sign up for TEAM RUNNING STRONG, our charity marathon team, and make every step count for a great cause. Race weekend is a fun event for the whole family!
• Find out if you can give at work via CFC, employer matching or a workplace campaign.
• Take your family to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian next time you are in the Washington, DC area.
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YOUNG ADULTS & TEENS
Teens can make a difference by helping us spread the word about Running Strong.
Your donation will help girls on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation who can't afford a dress for their prom.
• Put a Running Strong patch on your backpack, a Running Strong sticker on your water bottle, and wear your Running Strong wristband to spread the word.
• Do you like running? Join TEAM RUNNING STRONG, our charity running team. You can participate in any race of your choice nationwide.
Have fun and support a great cause with every step you take!
• Hold a toy drive and participate in Toys for Tribes. We will send you children's letters to Santa and you can collect new toys for children on the Cheyenne River Reservation.
Work with friends and family, your youth group, a school club, and other groups. You can make a big difference for these kids!
• Find a pow-wow or other American Indian event in your area. Get your friends to go with you.
• Become an online activist for Running Strong. Start a Facebook cause that benefits Running Strong, upload photos of your efforts to Flickr, or fan our Facebook page.
• Send Running Strong E-cards for birthdays and holidays.
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KIDS
There are lots of fun ways for kids to get involved.
• Have your parents email us and request a free Running Strong American Indian Lands Map. This map has great facts and pictures of North American tribes.
Take it school and ask your teacher to put it up in your classroom or hang it in your room!
• Visit our Running Strong Kids page. We got stories about Billy Mills, coloring, activities, and more!
• Visit the National Museum of the American Indian with your family this weekend.
• Help your family collect Campbell’s Soup & Labels for Education. These will help kids living on the Crow Indian Reservation.
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